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Death Rate due to Injuries

County: Washoe
Measurement Period: 2017-2021
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This indicator shows the death rate per 100,000 population due to both intentional and unintentional injuries.

Why is this important?

Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death for Americans of all ages, regardless of gender, race, or economic status. Major categories of unintentional injuries include motor vehicle collisions, poisonings, and falls. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 40 deaths per 100,000 population occur each year due to unintentional injuries.
 
Among intentional injuries, suicide ranks as one of the leading causes of death. It is a major public health issue that affects people of all ages in the United States; more than 39,000 lives are lost each year due to suicide. However, many more people survive suicide attempts than actually die. Nearly 500,000 Americans receive medical care at Emergency Departments for intentional self-inflicted injuries each year. Risk factors include depression, physical/mental illness, alcohol/substance abuse, incarceration, and loss or other stressful life events. Gender differences are apparent: although females are more likely to report attempting suicide than males, males are more likely to actually die from suicide than females. Studies show that addressing psychiatric illness through early recognition, intervention, and treatment is an effective way to combat suicidal behavior.
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County: Washoe

96.5
deaths/ 100,000 population
Source: County Health Rankings
Measurement period: 2017-2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: April 2024
Filter(s) for this location: State: Nevada
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Compared to U.S. Counties, Washoe has a value of 96.5 which is in the 2nd worst quartile of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 93.6 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 111.2.
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Compared to the NV Value (83.7), Washoe has a value of 96.5 which is higher and worse.
NV Value
(83.7)
Compared to the US Value (80.0), Washoe has a value of 96.5 which is higher and worse.
US Value
(80.0)
More details:
Original Source: National Center for Health Statistics - Natality and Mortality Files; Census Population Estimates Program

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Change in methodology for 2017-2021:
Beginning with County Health Rankings' 2024 Annual Data Release, data from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program were used in the calculation of the denominator for this measure. In previous data releases, the denominator was calculated from the National Center for Health Statistics Bridged-Race Population Estimates.

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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